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2naSalit

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6. You really need to...
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:25 AM
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Secure the bird seed and anything else that's edible. Bears become habituated, as your bear seems to be, and that is a death sentence for them.

I worked in bear management for federal agencies and I have to tell you that a plastic shed won't hold those things securely from a bear. They can chew through plastic buckets. And those allegedly bear preventive coolers are only bear resistant if you padlock the corners or use bolts with nuts through the holes in the corners.

Just remember, a fed bear is a dead bear.

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